JP2006202148A - Location specification system of moving vehicle user - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a location specification system of a user using a moving vehicle, capable of certainly performing confirmation of safety in a school zone (a movement course) of a child or a care-needing person moving in a pickup vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: This location specification system has: an IC card 11 recording personal information of the user 1 that is a management target; a facility for a protector 2; a facility for a manager 3; the pickup vehicle 4 transporting the user; a telephone line 50 for performing facsimile communication; an Internet electronic mail system 51 for performing transmission/reception of an electronic mail via the Internet; and a position surveying system 52 surveying a position of the pickup vehicle 4. The pickup vehicle 4 has: an IC card reader 41 capable of reading the IC card 11; a PC 42 having a plurality of communication functions; a GPS 43 having a communication function of a GPS system; and a navigation system 44 capable of performing course guidance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for identifying a location of a moving vehicle user using an IC card, and in particular, uses an IC card to manage entry and exit of a management target (a minor or a care recipient including a child). The present invention relates to a system for identifying a location of a moving vehicle user that uses a smart card, a GPS (Global Positioning System), and a navigation system to manage the transportation to deliver a person from the transportation vehicle to the home.

  Conventionally, as a location identification system for pedestrians, for example, those that manage children (including minors), care recipients, etc. for managing the movement status have already been developed, There are many violent crimes targeting these management targets.

  As a conventional locating location system for pedestrians, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-281801), position measurement by GPS, position measurement by a mobile phone or a PHS base station, position measurement by a radio wave marker There is one in which a pedestrian can be identified by allowing a pedestrian to carry a portable terminal that can complementarily use a plurality of position measurement functions such as a function (see Patent Document 1). .

However, children and care recipients may use mobile vehicles. To confirm the safety of children's commuting routes and the travel routes of care recipients, the function of the location system for mobile vehicle users must be provided. The need for enrichment is increasing. This situation does not change even when the above-mentioned children, care recipients, etc. use some kind of location specifying system for pedestrians.
JP-A-10-281801

  However, in the conventional location detection system for pedestrians described in the above background art, for example, in the case of the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the location of a pedestrian (pedestrian) is simply specified. Even if this moving person moves using some vehicle, the moving route and the moving situation are not analyzed, so the moving of the moving person is normal, or some abnormality has occurred. There was a problem that it was not possible to judge the situation.

  More specifically, in a conventional locator location system for pedestrians, a mobile person indicating that he / she is moving by getting on a vehicle is moving by kidnapping or detour, or is a regular pick-up vehicle. There was a problem that it was impossible to judge the situation of getting on and moving towards home.

As is well known, since crimes targeting boys and girls in recent years are often made on school roads, it has been a challenge to confirm the safety of mobile persons on this school road.
In addition, in the conventional technology, whether the user who uses the pickup vehicle for moving from the facility to the home has already transferred to the pickup vehicle, or remains in the facility without transferring to the pickup vehicle. There was a problem that it was not possible to distinguish between.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a location determination system for a user of a moving vehicle that can surely confirm safety on a school road of a child traveling by a pick-up vehicle. The purpose is to do.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for identifying the location of a moving vehicle user that can surely confirm safety on the moving route of a care recipient who moves with a pick-up vehicle.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-described conventional location determination system for a moving vehicle user. The location of a user who uses the moving vehicle is managed by a management center, and In a location specifying system for a mobile vehicle user that specifies a location, the mobile vehicle communicates with an in-vehicle IC card reader that reads a recorded content of an IC card, a GPS device, and a management center for communicating with the management center. Means and an in-vehicle PC (personal computer), wherein the management center is a first PC for communicating with the mobile vehicle, a database for recording information about the user as a user list, and the mobile vehicle. The vehicle-mounted PC of the mobile vehicle calculates a location of the mobile vehicle based on information from the GPS device. From the moving vehicle location calculation means, the user ID information that the user has read the IC card to the in-vehicle IC card reader, the location information of the mobile vehicle obtained by the calculation, and the time information And transmitting the data to the management center via the management center communication means, and the manager PC of the management center from the mobile vehicle via the first communication means. When the data is received, collation means for collating the user ID information included in the received data with the user recorded in the database, and the mobile vehicle included in the received data Storage means for storing location information and time information in the database in association with the user specified by the collation, and using the moving vehicle And to provide a location specific system moving vehicle user, characterized in that managing the location.

  By configuring in this way, it is possible to surely confirm the safety of a child who uses a moving vehicle (pickup vehicle) on the school route and the safety of a care recipient who uses the moving vehicle (pickup vehicle) on the moving route. It is possible to provide a system for identifying the location of a moving vehicle user.

  In this case, the on-board PC of the mobile vehicle transmits the mobile vehicle ID information that can specify the mobile vehicle to the management center via the management center communication means. And a means for storing the transmitted mobile vehicle ID information in the database in association with the user specified by the verification means. It is characterized by having.

  By configuring in this way, it is possible to have multiple moving vehicles managed by the management center, and for each moving vehicle, it is ensured that the safety of the moving route of the child or care recipient is confirmed. It is possible to provide a system for identifying the location of a mobile vehicle user who can

  In the mobile vehicle user location system, the database of the management center includes contact information including at least one of a facsimile number and an e-mail address of a contact related to the mobile vehicle user. The management center includes a second communication means for communicating with the contact indicated by the contact information, and the administrator PC of the management center receives the first information from the moving vehicle. When the data is received via one communication means, the location information of the moving vehicle and time information included in the data are indicated by the contact information via the second communication means. The contact information is notified.

  By configuring in this way, the contact information (guardian, etc.) related to the user of the moving vehicle can be obtained when the user related to the user gets on the moving vehicle and when the user gets off the vehicle (gets off). In any case, the location of the moving vehicle used by the user and the time of getting on and off can be constantly confirmed.

  Further, in the mobile vehicle user location system, the IC card carried by the user further includes information on the user's travel destination, and when the user gets on the mobile vehicle. When the IC card is read by the in-vehicle IC card reader of the moving vehicle, the in-vehicle PC of the moving vehicle or the manager PC of the management center plans to arrive at the moving destination of the moving vehicle. The contact address indicated by the contact information through the second communication means is calculated from the administrator PC of the management center, and the estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle determined by the calculation is calculated. It is characterized by notifying to. The estimated arrival time may be notified from the in-vehicle PC of the mobile vehicle to the contact indicated by the contact information.

  By configuring in this way, the contact information (guardian, etc.) related to the moving vehicle user can determine the estimated arrival time at the moving destination (near the home, etc.) Can be confirmed.

  In the system for identifying the location of the moving vehicle user, the database of the management center records information on the moving destination of the user, and the IC is used when the user gets on the moving vehicle. When the in-vehicle IC card reader of the moving vehicle reads the card, the estimated time of arrival of the moving vehicle at the moving destination is determined by the in-vehicle PC of the moving vehicle or the administrator PC of the management center. And calculating the estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle calculated by the calculation from the manager PC of the management center to the contact indicated by the contact information via the second communication means. It is characterized by doing. The estimated arrival time may be notified from the in-vehicle PC of the mobile vehicle to the contact indicated by the contact information.

  With this configuration, even if the IC card does not contain information about the user's travel destination, contact information (such as a guardian) related to the mobile vehicle user It is possible to check the estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle on which the related user has boarded the vehicle at the moving destination (home, etc.).

  Further, in the mobile vehicle user location system, the user facility used by the user comprises a facility IC card reader and a user facility communication means for communicating with the management center, The management center includes a third communication means for communicating with the user facility, and the user facility has a user ID that allows the user to read the IC card by the facility IC card reader. Data including information, location information or facility name of the user facility, and time information is transmitted to the management center via the user facility communication means.

  By configuring in this way, the facility on the manager's side is expanded from a form having a single management center to a form in which a plurality of facilities for users are arranged under the management center. It is possible to carry out the same management as that of the above-described moving vehicle for each of the above.

  As described above, according to the system for identifying the location of a moving vehicle user according to the present invention, confirmation of safety on a school road for a child moving with a moving vehicle (pickup vehicle) or movement with a moving vehicle (pickup vehicle). There is an effect that it is possible to surely confirm safety on the moving route of the care recipient.

  Further, there may be a plurality of moving vehicles managed by this system, and there is an effect that the safety of the moving route of the child or the care recipient can be surely confirmed for each moving vehicle.

  In addition, the contact information (guardian, etc.) related to the user of the moving vehicle is used when the user related to the user gets on the moving vehicle and when the user gets out of the moving vehicle (gets off). There is an effect that the location of the moving vehicle used by the user and the time of getting on and off can be always confirmed.

  In addition, the contact information (guardian, etc.) related to the user of the moving vehicle can confirm the estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle on which the user related to the user got on the moving destination (home, etc.). is there.

  Furthermore, the facility on the administrator side is expanded from a form having a single management center to a form in which a plurality of user facilities are arranged under the management center, and for each of the plurality of user facilities, There is also an effect that the same management as that of the above-described moving vehicle can be performed.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the best embodiment of a mobile vehicle user location system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a mobile vehicle user location system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, the location specifying system for a moving vehicle user according to the present embodiment includes an IC card (to be described later) carried by a user 1 to be managed (user described in claims) and a guardian to be managed. Equipment (described later) on the guardian 2 (contact point described in claim), and equipment (described later) on the manager 3 (management center described in claim) side that manages the user and system to be managed And a pick-up vehicle 4 for transporting a user to be managed (a moving vehicle described in claims), a telephone line 50 that enables facsimile communication, and an Internet e-mail that enables transmission and reception of e-mails over the Internet network The system 51 includes a position surveying system 52 that surveys the position of the pick-up vehicle 4.

  In general, the user 1 can have one or more, and each user 1 possesses (carries) the IC card 11 in which personal information (details will be described later) of the user is recorded. The IC card 11 can be a non-contact type.

  The facilities on the guardian 2 side are capable of exchanging emails as well as a FAX (facsimile device) 21 capable of facsimile communication via a telephone line 50 and a mobile phone 22 capable of exchanging email via the Internet. And a connected PC (personal computer) 23.

  The equipment on the manager 3 side is used by an IC card reader 31 capable of reading the IC card 11, a management PC (personal computer) 32 (administrator PC described in claims), and a management PC. A database 33 is provided. By causing the IC card reader 31 to read the IC card 11 of the user 1 and performing a predetermined operation, the database 33 for managing the user can be constructed.

  In general, one or more pick-up vehicles 4 can be installed. Each of the pick-up vehicles 4 can read an IC card 11, an IC card reader 41 that can read the IC card 11, a PC (personal computer) 42 (an in-vehicle PC described in claims), a GPS A GPS 43 (GPS device described in claims) having a communication function in the system and a navigation system 44 capable of route guidance are provided as owned equipment. In addition, a simple storage device accessed from the PC 42 can be provided.

The telephone line 50 is a public telephone line, and connects the management PC 32 and the in-vehicle PC 42 of the manager 3 and the FAX 21 of the guardian 2 so as to enable facsimile communication.
The Internet e-mail system 51 is capable of making a phone call including a mail function between the management PC 32 of the administrator, the cellular phone 22 of the guardian, the PC 23 of the guardian, and the PC 42 of the vehicle 4 using the Internet network. Connect to be.

  More specifically, the position survey system 52 is an artificial satellite of the GPS system, and receives position measurement requests from the administrator's management PC 32, the guardian's PC 23, or the GPS 43, and transmits position information to these devices. To do.

Hereinafter, the function of the location specifying system of this embodiment will be described.
When the user 1 gets on the pick-up vehicle 4 and gets off from the pick-up vehicle 4, the user 1 records the IC card 11 by putting the IC card 11 to be carried on the IC card reader 41 installed in the pick-up vehicle 4. Read the contents.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of data recorded by the IC card used in the location specifying system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the IC card 11 contains at least the user's 1 address, the name of the user 1, and the protection of the user 1 as personal information of the user (user ID information described in claims). It is assumed that the telephone number of the cellular phone 22 of the guardian 2 who is a person is recorded. Further, in the IC card 11, as personal information of other users (contact information described in claims), as shown in the figure, for example, the FAX 21 of the guardian 2 who is the guardian of the user 1 Information such as a facsimile number, an e-mail address addressed to the mobile phone 22 or the PC 23 of the guardian 2 who is the guardian of the user 1, the destination of the user 1 and remarks can be recorded.

The travel destination of the user 1 is not necessarily required to coincide with an address such as the residence of the user 1.
In the pick-up vehicle 4, after the PC 42 activates the navigation system 44, the recorded contents of the IC card 11 carried by one or more users 1 to be managed are recorded by the IC card reader 41 by a plurality of users 1. Read as each rides or gets off. Each of the read contents is sent from the IC card reader 41 to the PC 42. However, at this stage, the navigation system 44 is merely activated, and does not give a specific instruction such as a moving destination.

  Each time the recorded contents of the IC card 11 are read, the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 sends the recorded contents (the personal information of the user 1 described above) to an e-mail means using the PC 42 (the management center according to the claims). Communication means) to the management PC 32 of the manager 3 via the Internet electronic mail system 51. In addition, access to the storage device (or database 33 which is equipment on the manager 3 side) provided by the user, and refer to a flag for judging whether the user is getting on or off (after that, the flag is inverted) It is determined whether the user is a user who gets on the vehicle or a user who gets off the vehicle, thereby determining whether the user is getting on or off the vehicle. However, when the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 does not include the storage device or adopts a method that does not store the flag in the storage device even though the storage device is provided, the determined information (ie, Information indicating whether to get on or off) is transmitted to the management PC 32 of the manager 3 via the Internet e-mail system 51 by the aforementioned e-mail means using the PC 42.

  Thereafter, the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 is necessary for picking up one or more users to be managed among the recorded contents of the IC card 11 read by the IC card reader 41 (the above-mentioned personal information of the user 1). Information is extracted and sent to the navigation system 44. The information necessary for this user transfer is, for example, the user's address recorded on the IC card 11. However, when a moving destination is recorded on the IC card 11, the information necessary for picking up the user is used as the moving destination.

  The navigation system 44 of the pick-up vehicle 4 searches for the optimum route connecting one or more users 1's homes from its own departure point based on the information sent from the PC 42 and the position information from the GPS 43. Thereby, the pick-up vehicle 4 can send and deliver each of the users 1 to their homes by following the optimum route. The management PC 32 and the in-vehicle PC 42 can have a function of searching for the optimum route.

  At this time, the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 calculates the current position of the pick-up vehicle 4 on the basis of information from the GPS 43 (moving vehicle location calculating means), and this current position information (moving vehicle location). Information), personal information of the user 1, the calculated moving vehicle location information, time information, and identification information of the pick-up vehicle 4 (moving vehicle ID information described in claims). The data is transmitted to the management PC 32 of the administrator 3 through the Internet electronic mail system 51 by the above-described electronic mail means using the PC 42.

  Furthermore, the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 calculates the estimated arrival time of the user 1 at the address or the moving destination from the personal information of the user 1 read from the IC card 11. It is assumed that data is transmitted to the PC 32 of the manager 3 through the Internet electronic mail system 51 by the electronic mail means using the PC 42 described above. However, the task of calculating the estimated arrival time can be entrusted to the management PC 32 which is equipment on the manager 3 side.

  However, if the personal information of the user 1 read from the IC card 11 does not include the moving destination of the user 1, the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 stores the moving destination of the user 1 in the database 33. And the estimated arrival time at the destination is calculated. Of course, the calculation of the estimated arrival time can be entrusted to the management PC 32 which is equipment on the manager 3 side.

  The management PC 32 of the administrator 3 registers the recorded contents of the IC card 11 carried by one or more users 1 to be managed in the database 33 as a user list in advance. In this registration, the recorded contents of the IC card 11 can be read via the IC card reader 31 and registered in the user list. However, information that is not necessarily recorded in the IC card 11 (for example, the destination of the moving person 1) is registered by other appropriate means.

  The e-mail means (first communication means described in the claims) included in the management PC 32 of the manager 3 is sent from the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 via the internet e-mail system 51 (ie, the user 1's data). Personal data, the calculated moving vehicle location information, time information, and identification information of the pick-up vehicle 4), the personal information of the user 1 included in the received data, and the database 33 is collated with a user list registered in 33 (collation means described in claims), and is associated with the user specified by this collation (more specifically, the name of user 1), and the reception A part of data included in the data (that is, data including moving vehicle location information and time information) is stored in the database 33 (storage means according to claim). At this time, in addition to the information, identification information (moving vehicle ID information described in claims) of the pick-up vehicle 4 included in the received data can be stored in the database 33.

As a result, the data stored in the database 33 is as shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of data stored in the database of the manager-side facility of the location specifying system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows a user list. 3 (b) shows other data.

  Further, the management PC 32 of the manager 3 is the facsimile number of the FAX 21 of the guardian 2 who is the guardian of the user 1 and the guardian of the user 1 from the personal information of the user 1 registered in the database 33. Means such as facsimile transmission to FAX 21 and transmission of e-mail addressed to mobile phone 22 or PC 23 by referring to the e-mail address of a certain parent's mobile phone 22 or PC 23 (second communication means according to claim) Can be used to notify the guardian 2 of data consisting of the above-mentioned moving vehicle location information and time information. In addition to this, the management PC 32 of the manager 3 can notify the guardian 2 of the identification information of the pick-up vehicle 4 by the transmission means, if necessary.

  Furthermore, when the management PC 32 of the manager 3 receives a request for calculation of the estimated arrival time from the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4, the travel destination of the user 1 is obtained from the personal information of the user 1 registered in the database 33. Referring to the above, the calculation of the estimated time of arrival of the user 1 at the moving destination is performed, and the result is transmitted to the FAX 21 as described above, and the means for transmitting the e-mail addressed to the mobile phone 22 or the PC 23, etc. Is used to notify the guardian 2, and when the calculation result data of the estimated arrival time is received from the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4, this is transmitted by facsimile to the above-described FAX 21 and transmission of an e-mail addressed to the PC 22. The parent or guardian 2 is notified using such means. In addition, by providing a communication means for communicating with the guardian 2 in the in-vehicle PC 42, it is possible to notify the guardian 2 of the estimated arrival time from the in-vehicle PC 42 without using the administrator PC 32.

Note that the management PC 32 of the manager 3 can always check the current position of the pick-up vehicle 4 by using the GPS 43 mounted on the pick-up vehicle 4.
With this configuration, when the user 1 gets on the pick-up vehicle 4 and when the user 1 gets off (gets off) from the pick-up vehicle 4, data consisting of the location information of the moving vehicle and time information Are transmitted to both the guardian 2 and the manager 3 of the user 1, so that which user is in which pick-up vehicle, the guardian 2 and the manager 3 of the user 1. Both can be confirmed at any time.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the pick-up vehicle of the mobile vehicle user location system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle of the moving vehicle user location system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the navigation system 44 is activated (step S1). However, at this stage, a specific instruction such as a moving destination is not given yet.
Next, when the IC card 11 is placed on the IC card reader 41 by the user, the recorded contents of the IC card 11 read by the IC card reader 41 are input (step S2).

  Next, referring to a flag for determining whether to get on or off (after that, this flag is inverted), it is verified whether or not the user has already boarded, and if not, the process proceeds to step S4. If the user has already boarded, the process proceeds to step S12 (step S3).

In step S4, it is determined that the user is a user who gets on.
Next, the data (that is, data including the input recording contents of the IC card 11 and information indicating the distinction between getting on and off) is transmitted to the management PC 32 of the manager 3 (step S5).

Next, the travel destination or address of the user is sent to the navigation system 44 (step S6).
Next, the current position of the pick-up vehicle 4 when the user gets on or off the vehicle is calculated based on information from the GPS 43 (step S7).

  Next, data including information indicating the current position obtained by the calculation, time information indicating the time when the user gets on or off the vehicle, and identification information of the pick-up vehicle is transmitted to the management PC 32 of the manager 3. (Step S8).

  Next, it is verified whether the user is a boarding user or a boarding user. If the user is a boarding user, the process proceeds to step S10. If so, the process returns to step S2.

In step S10, the estimated arrival time of the user at the destination is calculated (however, this calculation is entrusted to the management PC 32 of the manager 3 as necessary).
Next, the calculated estimated arrival time of the user at the moving destination is transmitted to the management PC 32 of the administrator 3 (step S11), and then the process returns to step S2.

In step S12, after it is determined that the user is a user who gets off, the process proceeds to step S5.
If it is necessary to alleviate the load on the PC 42 in preparation for a large number of users boarding at a time, the recorded contents of the IC card 11 input in step S2 can be used for a suitable number of passengers. For each user, the data can be once stacked in the storage device, and then the processing from step 3 onward can be performed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing on the administrator side of the mobile vehicle user location system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the management PC 32 of the manager 3 of the location specifying system of the moving vehicle user according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 with reference to FIGS. To do.

  First, data transmitted from the PC 42 of the pick-up vehicle 4 (that is, data comprising personal information of a user who gets on or off the vehicle, current position information of the pick-up vehicle 4, time information, and identification information of the pick-up vehicle 4) Receive (step S21).

Next, this data is stored in the database 33 as a user list (step S22).
Next, in the received data, the current position information of the pick-up vehicle 4 and the time information are sent to the facsimile transmission means via the telephone line 50, or to the mobile phone 22 or the PC 23 via the Internet e-mail system 51. The guardian 2 is notified by the mail transmission means (step S23).

  Next, it is verified whether or not the estimated arrival time of the pick-up vehicle 4 is received from the PC 42. If the estimated arrival time of the pick-up vehicle 4 is received, the process proceeds to step S25, and the estimated arrival time of the pick-up vehicle 4 is reached. Is not received, the process proceeds to step S26 (step S24).

  In step S25, the received or calculated estimated arrival time of the pick-up vehicle 4 is notified to the guardian 2 by the e-mail transmission means addressed to the mobile phone 22 or the PC 23 via the Internet e-mail system 51, and the process returns to step S21.

In step S26, after confirming that the estimated arrival time of the pick-up vehicle 4 has been entrusted, the estimated arrival time of the pick-up vehicle 4 is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S25.
In this embodiment, the facility on the manager 3 side is the management center, but it is also possible to arrange one or more user facilities under the management center. In this case, as a facility on the management center side, a communication means (third communication means described in claims) that communicates with the user facility is installed, and the user 1 is an IC as the facility for the user facility. An IC card reader (facility IC card reader described in claims) that reads the recorded contents of the IC card 11 when the card 11 is tampered with, personal information of the user 1, an identifier of the user facility (location information of the facility) Alternatively, a communication means (user facility communication means described in claims) that transmits the facility name) and time information to the management center can be installed.

  The mobile vehicle user location determination system of the present invention can be used for safety confirmation in the movement route of children and care recipients.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the location specific system of the moving vehicle user which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the data which the IC card used with the location specifying system which concerns on embodiment of this invention records. It is explanatory drawing which shows one example of the data stored in the database of the management side equipment of the location specifying system which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Fig.3 (a) shows a user list, FIG.3 (b) Indicates other data. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the pick-up vehicle of the moving vehicle user's location position specific system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in the manager side of the location specifying system of the moving vehicle user which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 user (managed person)
2 Parents 3 Managers 4 Pick-up vehicle 11 IC card 21 FAX (facsimile device)
22 Mobile phone 23 PC (Parental personal computer)
31 IC card reader (administrator side)
32 Management PC (Administrator personal computer)
33 Database 41 IC card reader (installation of pick-up vehicle)
42 PC (Private vehicle installed personal computer)
43 GPS
44 Navigation system 50 Telephone line 51 Internet e-mail system 52 Positioning system (GPS satellite)

Claims (8)

In a mobile vehicle user location location system for managing the location location of a user using a mobile vehicle at a management center and identifying the location location of the user,
The mobile vehicle includes an in-vehicle IC card reader that reads the recorded contents of an IC card, a GPS device, a management center communication means for communicating with the management center, and an in-vehicle PC (personal computer).
The management center includes an administrator PC, a database that records information about the user as a user list, and first communication means for communicating with the moving vehicle,
The in-vehicle PC of the mobile vehicle is
Based on information from the GPS device, a mobile vehicle location calculation means for calculating the location of the mobile vehicle;
Data comprising the user ID information that the user has read the IC card to the in-vehicle IC card reader, the location information of the moving vehicle obtained by the calculation, and time information is used for the management center. Means for transmitting to the management center via communication means;
With
The administrator PC of the management center is
Collation means for collating the user ID information included in the received data with the user recorded in the database when the data is received from the moving vehicle via the first communication means; ,
Storage means for storing location information of the moving vehicle and time information included in the received data in the database in association with the user specified by the verification;
A location determination system for a mobile vehicle user, wherein the location location of the mobile vehicle user is managed. The in-vehicle PC of the moving vehicle further includes means for transmitting moving vehicle ID information capable of specifying the moving vehicle to the management center via the management center communication means,
The manager PC of the management center further includes means for storing the transmitted moving vehicle ID information in the database in association with the user specified by the collating means. The system for specifying the location of a moving vehicle user according to claim 1. The database of the management center records contact information including at least one of a facsimile number and an e-mail address of a contact related to the mobile vehicle user,
The management center includes a second communication unit for communicating with the contact indicated by the contact information.
When the manager PC of the management center receives the data from the moving vehicle via the first communication means, the location information of the moving vehicle included in the data and time information The location determination system for a user of a moving vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the location information is notified to the contact indicated by the contact information via the second communication means.   The IC card carried by the user further includes information on the user's travel destination, and the IC card is used as the in-vehicle IC card reader of the mobile vehicle when the user gets on the mobile vehicle. When reading, the on-board PC of the moving vehicle or the manager PC of the management center calculates the estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle at the moving destination, and the movement determined by the calculation 4. The movement according to claim 3, wherein the estimated arrival time of the vehicle is notified from the manager PC of the management center to the contact indicated by the contact information via the second communication means. Vehicle user location system. The mobile vehicle further has contact communication means for communicating with the previous term contact indicated by the contact information,
The IC card carried by the user further includes information on the user's travel destination, and the IC card is used as the in-vehicle IC card reader of the mobile vehicle when the user gets on the mobile vehicle. When the reading is performed, the on-board PC of the moving vehicle or the administrator PC of the management center calculates the arrival time of the moving vehicle at the moving destination,
The estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle determined by the calculation is notified from the in-vehicle PC of the moving vehicle to the contact indicated by the contact information via the contact communication means. The location specifying system of the moving vehicle user according to claim 3.   The database of the management center records information related to the user's travel destination, and the in-vehicle IC card reader of the mobile vehicle reads the IC card when the user gets on the mobile vehicle. The estimated time of arrival of the moving vehicle at the moving destination is calculated by the in-vehicle PC of the moving vehicle or the administrator PC of the management center, and the moving vehicle obtained by the calculation is calculated. The use of the moving vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the estimated arrival time is notified from the manager PC of the management center to the contact indicated by the contact information via the second communication means. System for locating a person. The mobile vehicle further has contact communication means for communicating with the previous term contact indicated by the contact information,
The database of the management center records information related to the user's travel destination, and the in-vehicle IC card reader of the mobile vehicle reads the IC card when the user gets on the mobile vehicle. When calculating the arrival time of the mobile vehicle to the destination by the in-vehicle PC of the mobile vehicle or the administrator PC of the management center,
The estimated arrival time of the moving vehicle determined by the calculation is notified from the in-vehicle PC of the moving vehicle to the contact indicated by the contact information via the contact communication means. The location specifying system of the moving vehicle user according to claim 3. The user facility used by the user comprises a facility IC card reader and a user facility communication means for communicating with the management center,
The management center includes a third communication means for communicating with the user facility,
The user facility is data including user ID information that the user has read the IC card to the facility IC card reader, location information or facility name of the user facility, and time information. The mobile vehicle user location position identifying system according to claim 1, wherein the location information is transmitted to the management center via the user facility communication means.

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